We all love to smell like a fresh bloomed flower on a crisp spring morning…but depending on the flower it can actually be causing MAJOR issues with your hormones that you don’t even realize.

Synthetic Fragrances are in EVERYTHING you use…detergents, perfume, shampoos, conditioners, hair sprays, candles, body soaps, fabric softeners, cleaning products, air fresheners, scented pads or tampons, dish soaps, hand soaps, toothpastes, bath bombs, dryer sheets, deodorants…need I continue?

The thing about the beauty products is that they ARE NOT regulated like the food industry is. Did you know a majority of fragrances are derived from petroleum…like whattttttt?! How is that even legal to put on your beautiful body?! You wouldn’t put it on a baby or child…so why are you putting it on yourself?

So besides coming from petroleum, here is what synthetic fragrances can do to your body: fragrances are a carcinogen that acts like an endocrine disruptor (basically mimics your hormones in your body) impacting your hormone levels or reproductive health. It makes your body think it is producing the right amount of hormones when it truly isn’t – this is when estrogen dominance can happen, or too low of progesterone impacting fertility, or throwing your thyroid off causing weight gain. There are SO MANY factors that one simple ingredient can do to your body. But that ONE ingredient is in every product you use every single day…see how significant of an impact it can have and at a rapid rate?!

Here are some specific ingredients to look for in your products:

• Fragrance or Synthetic Fragrance (being the obvious one)
• Toluene
• Benzene derivatives such as dimethylbenzene, ethylbenzene or trimethylbenzene

**If you want to go down the Google hole, look up these products and you will be disgusted that they are put into some of your products.

I want to challenge you to reduce synthetic fragrances in your life. I’m not sharing this to tell you to go au natural and let that body odor kill off your co-workers (lol). I’m sharing this to help the future of your body…to help your body stop getting confused and thrown in 10,000 different hormone directions that your body forgot the proper way to function.

What to look for instead: natural fragrances such as essential oils, floral extract, essential oil blend, or CO2 extract.

Start with ONE product to switch up to a more natural fragrance and continue to replace them as you run out…your body will thank you in the long run!

**If you are unsure of a product an AMAZING resource is the Healthy Living App OR visit ewg.org. You can look up and even scan products to see where they rate clean-wise for your body. I use this app every time I buy a new product…the BEST resource in my opinion.

Here are some of my favorite products:

Rosey Dish Soap

Rosey Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Revive Lemon Essential Oil (mixed with vinegar to make a cleaner) 

Sheets Laundry Club Detergent

Wool Dryer Balls (to replace dryer sheets!)

If you have specific questions just ask me! I’m happy to help! I don’t typically recommend beauty products simply because everyone’s body is different, but I am happy to help you figure out what will work for you!